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nope. divide electric cost by cost/gallon fuel
Posted by SJohnB (more from SJohnB) on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:46:54
In Reply to: Re: but what is there electric bill at home?, turbocon86, Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:17:32
for the car if it ran on gasoline and get an equivalent number of gallons of fuel. Take the miles you get on that $ amount of electricity and wala, miles per gallon.

I don't know what the range of that $3 overnight charge is, but suppose it's 40 miles...a very optimistic range. Sooo, call gasoline $4/gal, therefore that $3 charge was the equivalent of .75 gallons. 40 miles/(3/4 gallon) =160/3 or approximately 53mpg to get the same range.

If gasoline is twice as expensive, you'd still go 40 miles on the $3 of electricity, but you'd have to get 106mpg.

If you double the range, $4/gal, 80mile range, you're at 100mpg+ right quick.





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